News
Keppel Infrastructure Trust hauls $500.8m in equity fundraising
Keppel Infrastructure Trust hauls $500.8m in equity fundraising
The proceeds will be used to partially repay a loan facility to fund the acquisition in Ixom.
Condo rents up 1.5% in March
Leasing activities usually recover from March following the CNY lull.
SGX to launch interest rate derivatives on Japan repo
The SGX Nikkei 225 Index TRF will kick off on 13 May.
Singapore Press Holdings profits sank 25.7% to $29.69m in Q2
Lower ad and circulation revenue pulled down the company's performance.
Top 5 billionaire stocks hit average return of 49% in April
Manufacturing firm Hi-P saw a skyrocketing return of 89.9% in April YTD.
S-REIT mergers to intensify after OUE deal
Potential merger candidates include trusts worth $1b and below.
Singapore launches maritime innovation lab for smart ships
The lab will feature a $9.9m Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System Lab.
Is bigger always better? OUE's mega-merger fails to soothe investor jitters
Investors usually opt for a REIT purely focused on a particular sub-asset class.
How can companies defend themselves against transnational threats?
CEO Samu Konttinen of Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure discusses nations’ ‘new arm race’ against transnational cybersecurity issues.
Daily Briefing: CapitaLand's Ascott adds 14 new global properties; Air taxis to be trialed in southern Singapore
And data centre startup AirTrunk bags $450m to build first Singapore facility.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.31%
Expect muted gains today.
Chart of the Day: What are the top targeted M&A deals in Q1?
CapitaLand's US$7.9b acquisition of Ascendas is the largest M&A so far in SEA.
Condo resale prices up 3.5% in March
Prices of OCR condos rose 5.1%.
UOB prices US$600m notes at 3.75%
These will be rolled out by 15 April.
PMET digital job openings nearly double in 2018 as financials intensify tech hiring
There are 6,700 available positions in 2018 compared to 4,520 in 2017.
SGX on track to meet $0.31 FY19 DPS as derivatives maintain strength
This translates to a 4% dividend yield higher than the Singapore sovereign 10-year yield.
Frasers Tower sale could boost Frasers Property's EPS by $0.17-$0.20
The potential disposal could push ROE towards 10%.
Commentary
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